The Butkara Stupa (Pashto: بت کړه سټوپا) is an important Buddhist stupa near Mingora, in the area of Swat, Pakistan. It may have been built by the Mauryan...

the 3rd century BCE. Similar stupas are the Butkara Stupa, the Manikyala stupa, or the Chakpat stupa. The Saidu Sharif Stupa, pillared and quincunxial,...

Indo-Corinthian capital from the Butkara Stupa, dated to 20 BC Dancing Indo-Scythians (top) and hunting scene from Swat Butkara door jamb, with Indo-Scythians...

York [2] Marshall, "A Guide to Sanchi" p. 31 The Butkara Stupa is an example of such a hemispherical stupa structure from the Maurya period, that was extensively...

The Kanishka Stupa ( Sanskrit :कनिष्क स्तूप ) was a monumental stupa established by the Kushan king Kanishka during the 2nd century CE in today's Shaji-ki-Dheri...

Indo-Corinthian capital and sculpture of a Buddhist devotee in the Butkara Stupa, suggesting the involvement of Azes II in Buddhist dedications, and...

of Menander I was found in the second oldest stratum (GSt 2) of the Butkara stupa suggesting a period of additional constructions during the reign of...

found in Gandhāra. Other major sites from the Kushan period include the Butkara Stupa and Barikot. Kharosthi inscriptions indicate the existence of the following...

him. — Plutarch, "Political Precepts" Praec. reip. ger. 28, 6). The Butkara stupa was "monumentalized" by the addition of Hellenistic architectural decorations...

The Dharmarajika Stupa (Urdu: دھرم راجک اسٹوپا), also referred to as the Great Stupa of Taxila, is a Buddhist stupa near Taxila, Pakistan. It was built...

Taxilan city of Sirsukh. Moreover, Piplan Remains, Badalpur Stupa and Jinnah Wali Dheri Stupa are nearby places. Jaulian was built in the 2nd-century CE –...

Bharhut stupa, Madhya Pradesh, India Deorkothar Stupa, Madhya Pradesh, India Butkara Stupa, Swat, Pakistan Sannati Stupa, Karnataka, India Mir Rukun Stupa, Nawabshah...

Cupids and garlands. The Buddha and Maitreya. Narrative frieze. Garuda. Butkara Stupa "The Diffusion of Classical Art in Antiquity" by John Boardman (Princeton...

the Saka rulers. The nearby Dharmarajika Stupa, is a large stupa that dates from the 2nd century CE. The stupa was built to house relics of the Buddha...

such as capitals including the Pillars of Ashoka, and stupas such as the Sanchi and Bharhut stupas, which were constructed and first decorated during the...

him." — Plutarch, "Political Precepts" Praec. reip. ger. 28, 6). The Butkara stupa was "monumentalized" by the addition of Hellenistic architectural decorations...

of Menander I was found in the second oldest stratum (GSt 2) of the Butkara stupa suggesting a period of additional constructions during the reign of...

on earlier imagery such as the Bimaran casket or the Butkara seated Buddha at the Butkara Stupa in Swat. In 2008 a second sculpture in the distinctive...

There are four main areas of the Takht Bahi complex: The Stupa Court, a cluster of stupas located in a central courtyard. The monastic chambers consist...

Pakistan. It is located about 20 km (12 mi) away from Mingora and the Butkara Stupa. It is the entrance town to the central Swat Valley with a population...

Bhamala Stupa (Urdu: بهامالا اسٹوپ) is a ruined Buddhist stupa and World Heritage Site near Haripur, Pakistan, that dates to the 2nd century CE. It is...

Indo-Corinthian capitals and elephants from base of stupa, Jamal Garhi An Indo-Corinthian capital from the Butkara Stupa under which a coin of Azes II was found....

stupas were built and old ones were enlarged. The Chinese pilgrim Fa-Hsien, who visited the valley around 403 CE, mentions 500 monasteries. Butkara Stupa...

chamber under the monumental Kanishka stupa (described by Chinese pilgrims in the 7th century as the tallest stupa in all India), during the archeological...

Stupa has been almost fully restored and can now be seen at the Guimet Museum in Paris. Archaeological research by the Italian IsMEO at the Butkara Stupa...

of today's Kabul in Afghanistan), to Sri Lanka for the dedication of a stupa, indicating that Buddhism flourished in Menander's territory and that Greeks...

sculpture. A detailed archaeological analysis was made especially at the Butkara stupa which allowed to define precisely what had been made during the Indo-Greek...

Excavations at the Butkara Stupa near Mingora revealed a large and imposing central stupa surrounded by more than 200 votive stupas which were discovered...

found in Sanchi stupa number 3, while stupa number 2 contains a casket with relics from 10 monks (according to inscriptions). Stūpa were venerated by...

rectangular chapel near the Dharmarajika stupa. Also, various Buddhist structures, such as the Butkara Stupa in the area of Swat were enlarged and decorated...